HJRES 105
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
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Bill overview
This joint resolution seeks to block a rule issued by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regarding resource management in the North Dakota Field Office. Specifically, it aims to overturn the BLM’s 2025 Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan, which included changes to oil and gas development and coal leasing. Congress is using the Congressional Review Act to disapprove this rule, preventing it from being implemented.
Key provisions
- Congress disapproves the BLM rule.
- The rule’s provisions shall have no force or effect.
- The resolution targets the 2025 Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan.
- It specifically addresses changes to oil and gas development and coal leasing.
- The resolution utilizes the Congressional Review Act.
- It references specific documents related to the BLM’s decision-making process.
Who is affected
- Bureau of Land Management
- North Dakota landowners
- Oil and gas industry
- Coal industry
- Federal government
Notable changes
- Limits on oil and gas development in certain areas.
- Restrictions on new coal leasing near existing mines.
- Congressional action to overturn a BLM rule.
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Primary sponsor
Julie [R-ND-At Large] Fedorchak
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. J. RES. 105
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JOINT RESOLUTION
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan
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That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan
(issued January 14, 2025, as a record of decision and approved resource management plan, and a letter of opinion from the Government Accountability Office dated June 25, 2025, printed in the Congressional Record on June 26, 2025, on pages S3556–S3558, concluding that such record of decision and approved resource management plan is a rule under the Congressional Review Act), and such rule shall have no force or effect.